Edna Margaret Ericksen Kenney, 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Cottonwood Creek Retirement Community.
Margaret was born in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 16, 1921, she was the fourth child of Dr. Ephraim Edward Ericksen and Sen. Edna Clark.
She graduated from East High School and Utah State University and married Mont Glen Kenney in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 19, 1942. They had four children. Mont preceded her in death on October 1, 2005.
Margaret was a popular teacher at Beacon Heights Elementary School, where she taught for 25 years. After retiring in 1986, she volunteered as a teacher's aid for most of the next 20 years.
She also played the organ and took up oil painting. For many years she wrote personalized birthday poems for each child and grandchild and took them on memorable shopping sprees.
She loved to travel and out of her teacher's salary took Mont to the far reaches of the world. For their 50th wedding anniversary they took their children and spouses on a Caribbean cruise.
Margaret loved nothing more than sharing fun experiences with her family. Naturally cheerful and gregarious, she was a great conversationalist with far-ranging interests and knowledge of current affairs. To the very end she maintained a buoyant spirit and interest in her children's lives.
She was preceded in death by Mont and brothers, Howard, Stanford, and Sheldon. She wass survived by her brother, Gordon (Darlene); children, Scott (Susan), Bruce (Jimae), Ann (Brian) Fielden, and Clark (Gaylene) Kenney; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services for Margaret were held on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. in the Larkin Mortuary Chapel located at 260 East South Temple Street in Salt Lake City. Family and friends attended a viewing at the mortuary on Friday evening from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. and one hour before the services on Saturday.
Margaret was laid to rest following the conclusion of the Funeral Services at the Farmington City Cemetery in Farmington, Utah.
REST IN PEACE.
Margaret was born in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 16, 1921, she was the fourth child of Dr. Ephraim Edward Ericksen and Sen. Edna Clark.
She graduated from East High School and Utah State University and married Mont Glen Kenney in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 19, 1942. They had four children. Mont preceded her in death on October 1, 2005.
Margaret was a popular teacher at Beacon Heights Elementary School, where she taught for 25 years. After retiring in 1986, she volunteered as a teacher's aid for most of the next 20 years.
She also played the organ and took up oil painting. For many years she wrote personalized birthday poems for each child and grandchild and took them on memorable shopping sprees.
She loved to travel and out of her teacher's salary took Mont to the far reaches of the world. For their 50th wedding anniversary they took their children and spouses on a Caribbean cruise.
Margaret loved nothing more than sharing fun experiences with her family. Naturally cheerful and gregarious, she was a great conversationalist with far-ranging interests and knowledge of current affairs. To the very end she maintained a buoyant spirit and interest in her children's lives.
She was preceded in death by Mont and brothers, Howard, Stanford, and Sheldon. She wass survived by her brother, Gordon (Darlene); children, Scott (Susan), Bruce (Jimae), Ann (Brian) Fielden, and Clark (Gaylene) Kenney; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services for Margaret were held on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. in the Larkin Mortuary Chapel located at 260 East South Temple Street in Salt Lake City. Family and friends attended a viewing at the mortuary on Friday evening from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. and one hour before the services on Saturday.
Margaret was laid to rest following the conclusion of the Funeral Services at the Farmington City Cemetery in Farmington, Utah.
REST IN PEACE.
Edna Margaret Ericksen Kenney, 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Cottonwood Creek Retirement Community.
Margaret was born in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 16, 1921, she was the fourth child of Dr. Ephraim Edward Ericksen and Sen. Edna Clark.
She graduated from East High School and Utah State University and married Mont Glen Kenney in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 19, 1942. They had four children. Mont preceded her in death on October 1, 2005.
Margaret was a popular teacher at Beacon Heights Elementary School, where she taught for 25 years. After retiring in 1986, she volunteered as a teacher's aid for most of the next 20 years.
She also played the organ and took up oil painting. For many years she wrote personalized birthday poems for each child and grandchild and took them on memorable shopping sprees.
She loved to travel and out of her teacher's salary took Mont to the far reaches of the world. For their 50th wedding anniversary they took their children and spouses on a Caribbean cruise.
Margaret loved nothing more than sharing fun experiences with her family. Naturally cheerful and gregarious, she was a great conversationalist with far-ranging interests and knowledge of current affairs. To the very end she maintained a buoyant spirit and interest in her children's lives.
She was preceded in death by Mont and brothers, Howard, Stanford, and Sheldon. She wass survived by her brother, Gordon (Darlene); children, Scott (Susan), Bruce (Jimae), Ann (Brian) Fielden, and Clark (Gaylene) Kenney; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services for Margaret were held on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. in the Larkin Mortuary Chapel located at 260 East South Temple Street in Salt Lake City. Family and friends attended a viewing at the mortuary on Friday evening from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. and one hour before the services on Saturday.
Margaret was laid to rest following the conclusion of the Funeral Services at the Farmington City Cemetery in Farmington, Utah.
REST IN PEACE.
Margaret was born in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 16, 1921, she was the fourth child of Dr. Ephraim Edward Ericksen and Sen. Edna Clark.
She graduated from East High School and Utah State University and married Mont Glen Kenney in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 19, 1942. They had four children. Mont preceded her in death on October 1, 2005.
Margaret was a popular teacher at Beacon Heights Elementary School, where she taught for 25 years. After retiring in 1986, she volunteered as a teacher's aid for most of the next 20 years.
She also played the organ and took up oil painting. For many years she wrote personalized birthday poems for each child and grandchild and took them on memorable shopping sprees.
She loved to travel and out of her teacher's salary took Mont to the far reaches of the world. For their 50th wedding anniversary they took their children and spouses on a Caribbean cruise.
Margaret loved nothing more than sharing fun experiences with her family. Naturally cheerful and gregarious, she was a great conversationalist with far-ranging interests and knowledge of current affairs. To the very end she maintained a buoyant spirit and interest in her children's lives.
She was preceded in death by Mont and brothers, Howard, Stanford, and Sheldon. She wass survived by her brother, Gordon (Darlene); children, Scott (Susan), Bruce (Jimae), Ann (Brian) Fielden, and Clark (Gaylene) Kenney; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services for Margaret were held on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. in the Larkin Mortuary Chapel located at 260 East South Temple Street in Salt Lake City. Family and friends attended a viewing at the mortuary on Friday evening from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. and one hour before the services on Saturday.
Margaret was laid to rest following the conclusion of the Funeral Services at the Farmington City Cemetery in Farmington, Utah.
REST IN PEACE.
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